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Jailed aide to bandit Veerapan dies in hospital

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Published : Aug 20, 2020, 3:21 PM IST

Bilvendran, an aide of forest brigand Veerappan passed away at a Mysuru hospital yesterday. He was suffering from neurological problems and was undergoing treatment at the hospital for the last 10 days.

Veerappan's aide Bilvendran passes away at Mysuru hospital
Veerappan's aide Bilvendran passes away at Mysuru hospital

Bengaluru: An aide of slain forest brigand Veerappan, died at a government hospital in Mysuru late on Wednesday night.

The 70-year-old Bilvendran was admitted to the KR Hospital in Mysuru 10 days ago due to neurological problems, according to sources in the Mysuru Central prison.

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He was serving life imprisonment in the Mysuru Central Jail for the past 25 years for being part of the conspiracy to kill 22 people in a landmine blast at Palar on the Karnataka-Tamil Nadu border in April 1993.

He was awarded capital punishment which was later commuted to life imprisonment, prison sources said.

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Bengaluru: An aide of slain forest brigand Veerappan, died at a government hospital in Mysuru late on Wednesday night.

The 70-year-old Bilvendran was admitted to the KR Hospital in Mysuru 10 days ago due to neurological problems, according to sources in the Mysuru Central prison.

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He was serving life imprisonment in the Mysuru Central Jail for the past 25 years for being part of the conspiracy to kill 22 people in a landmine blast at Palar on the Karnataka-Tamil Nadu border in April 1993.

He was awarded capital punishment which was later commuted to life imprisonment, prison sources said.

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